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Only the very suggestive V shots.
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"even according to Kevin Ryan, James Olson is the only one who builds a dovetail neck the right way... it's hammer tight.. with no space between the dovetail and the neck block". I didn't say that he was the only one, just saying that is what Kevin Ryan stated verbatim... "Jim Olson is the only one I know that builds the dovetail joint the right way... he sets the dovetail in tight and then cuts the top of the neck to make the perfect neck angle before applying the fingerboard" I have no doubt that there are others that do a nice job with a dovetail neck joint, but just passing the information along. I am not aware of anyone who sets the neck in the dovetail first and then cuts the top of the neck to make for that proper neck joint, but perhaps there are some. Most people I understand shim out the dovetail to get the neck angle right. |
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Well I'm not sure about Kevin's claim (and yes, Kevin Ryan is some kind of guitar building guru actually…), but the neck joint on my Olson was done right and after 18 yrs is rock solid according to the luthier who sets up my guitars. I'm not a 'dove-tail-only' guy and have two guitars with dovetails-done-right and two with fabulous-bolt-ons, and if you didn't know which was which by builders you couldn't tell the difference without an xray. I'd prefer to say James Olsons work has been pretty immaculate since the 80s, and he sets standards in guitar building which many aspire to, and a few do match (Kevin Ryan being one of those who has reached that level). |
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We can share the woman, we can share the wine... _____________________ Suggestions 1:1 Slackers 1:51-52 FSM |
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We can share the woman, we can share the wine... _____________________ Suggestions 1:1 Slackers 1:51-52 FSM |
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Maybe he's just playing it smart and waiting until this batch is nearly complete before getting inundated with "new" builds. |
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Mine did. I've been saving to order one for years. Don't know if I'll get the chance now.
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There are dovetail joints, there are mortise/tenon joints, even no joints apparently... It's all good. Kevin Ryan's guitars are beautiful no doubt and these are just as beautiful. We should all be appreciative that there are all these great builders who create playable art.
I think that should be the focus not about this guy and that guy, and all the related drama. Peace! |
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There are several. Last edited by sharp_custom; 08-04-2011 at 06:20 AM. |
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I know a few guys who manage a proper dovetail, Olson must have taught them.
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Get past it already.... he obviously knows how to build guitars as do lots of builders..no reason to disrespect Kevin Ryan, Olson, or anyone else... we all want the same thing... furtherance of the acoustic gutiar world...and like it or not, those two builders are two of the pillars of handbuilt guitars... focus on the positive and be cool. Peace!
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Interesting follow up on the discussion about the use of a rosewood neck:
"The only parameter he wanted was the cedar top," says Olson. "James left the ornamentation and inlay up to me." Olson decided to use East Indian rosewood for the guitar's back and sides, and although the instrument is graced with an abalone rosette and purfling, it features simple fingerboard inlays and an understated look. The only thing different from Olson's standard SJ design is that the guitar's neck is laminated using rosewood instead of mahogany. "I don't really know why I did it," says Olson. Also a very interesting glimpse into James Taylor's guitar vault... he owns an Olson Parlor in addition to the four Olsons he regularly plays on the road. There really is something special about these guitars. |
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